What Went Wrong During the Bikini Atoll Nuclear Tests: The Controversial Operation Crossroads

What was tested at Bikini Atoll by the United States? Bikini Atoll, in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, was chosen by the United States in 1946 to conduct several nuclear tests. We're talking about Operation Crossroads, a series of detonations conducted to measure the effects of nuclear bombs on military fleets at sea. The tests had devastating effects: entire villages were destroyed, animals died, and the land was radioactively contaminated. The islanders were forced to evacuate, never to return to their homes. In this video, we'll explain what happened at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, what the objectives of the US nuclear tests were, and what SpongeBob SquarePants' "Bikini Bottom" had to do with it.

00:00 Bikini Atoll Nuclear Tests: Operation Crossroads
00:44 The US Operation Crossroads in 1946
01:32 Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean
02:30 What was tested at Bikini Atoll
04:11 The first test for the detonation of nuclear bombs
05:39 The second nuclear test: Baker
08:00 What happened at the atoll: the consequences of the tests
09:18 What does SpongeBob have to do with it: Bikini Bottom


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